In new TV shows that didn’t necessarily look great but I still wanted to watch and eventually forgot news, NBC’s new apocalyptic drama Revolution debuted to pretty solid ratings on Monday night. In fact, according to the network that is about to end Parks and Rec and 30 Rock in favor of shows like Guys with Kids, Revolution had the highest rated debut for a drama since ABC’s V, which caused me to say, “Oh yeah, what the hell happened to that show?”

But one of the more notable observations of the bazillion Revolution trailers that NBC treated us to this summer was a scene in which the gang was walking by Wrigley Field, which had been overrun by nature. Oh, I suppose I should point out that the plot of this show is that all of the electricity on Earth just stopped and nobody could fix it, so we couldn’t mow the lawn and trim the hedges. I’m assuming we also couldn’t manscape so I’m finally relieved that I can’t grow facial hair.

Anyway, as you can see in the banner image, the show’s writers had a little fun with the Chicago Cubs and this dystopian version of Wrigley, but a funny thing happened when the show debuted…

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Before we start, I need several minutes to figure out what it says on her shirt. CUBE, maybe? I’ll update you after I’m done looking.

Anyway, the lady in the cube shirt is Erica, and in the latest moment in a long, storied history of failure at Wrigley Field, Erica left her seat at the perfect moment to miss the big ERICA, WILL YOU MARRY ME on the scoreboard. They don’t specify why she leaves, but my theory is “to put on several more bras”.

Things work themselves out, but this poor, stressed Cubbies fan has learned two important lessons: (1) Don’t propose to your girlfriend at a baseball game, no matter how much you like the team, and (2) don’t propose to someone while you’re wearing a backwards baseball cap. The damn goat could’ve materialized and can-chomped him in the junk while this was happening and it wouldn’t have been any more embarrassing.

Video is after the jump.

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Grant Brisbee over at Baseball Nation shared Bill Murray’s speech from his induction into the South Atlantic League Hall of Fame, and I want to share it here for two reasons:

1. Bill Murray is the coolest guy in the entire world and should be inducted into everybody’s Hall Of Fame, if only for the speeches.
2. It needs to get remixed with clips of Max Fischer sitting in the crowd, taking notes.

The secret, apparently, is to find something you love to do and then do it for the rest of your life. For me, that’s listening to my favorite actor talk about baseball. Bill Murray Hall Of Fame speeches are my Rushmore.

Full video is below (thanks again, SBN Studios).

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Boy oh boy, it sure is getting hot outside now that summer is here. That means it’s time to wear lighter, more revealing clothes, and it’s also a chance to spruce up your homes in case you decide to have the gang over for BBQ and a game of cornhole. You should also try that beanbag game.

Thankfully, you lucky consumers have me and my awesome Etsy searching skills to not only find you the hippest athletic gear to wear to the parks and/or strip clubs (bike shorts, fellas) but also to help appease your sports interior design bug with homemade decorations for your favorite teams. This week, it’s less about athletes and more about you and your humble abode. Oh, and also my love of breasts.

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When Tom Ricketts and his family purchased the Chicago Cubs, they knew that the franchise hadn’t won a World Series in 12,462 years. But it’s what he found out after the fact that has him bummed and the people of the glorious Windy City shaking their ham fists in rage – he can’t afford to keep Wrigley Field in good shape. The classic, beautiful and vintage stadium costs more than $10 million a year to keep from falling down, and Ricketts is finding that price a little unrealistic, so he’s doing what any billionaire sports franchise owner would do – demanding taxpayer money.

Here’s the problem – Chicago and Illinois are broke. Ricketts wants $300 million in future tax revenue and he’ll need one giant magical top hat to bull his cash bunny from. His alternative? Destroy Wrigley and build a new stadium.

Tear down that dump, Steve Chapman of Reason.com…

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As it turns out, Wrigley Field isn’t much of a football facility.

For those that missed it, the historic ballpark is actually hosting a college football game tomorrow against Northwestern and Illinois. But since the field doesn’t seem to be big enough for a regulation field, a ruling was handed down from the Big Ten dictating that…well, losers walk.

After seeing the tight configuration required to fit a football field in the home of the Chicago Cubs, James E. Delany, the commissioner of the Big Ten, announced that the teams would run all of their offensive plays in one direction, toward the western end zone. Every time the ball changes hands, the players will be turned around so the action heads west — toward the third-base dugout and away from the right-field wall.

The move followed a number of news reports that questioned whether the tight east-west configuration of the football field at Wrigley might cause an injury. For instance, a corner of the eastern end zone is less than two feet from the wall in the right-field corner, which has been padded for the game. The back of the center of the eastern end zone is six inches from the right-field wall, and the uprights are attached right to the wall. (The other goal post stands in front of the third-base dugout.)

–NYT.

Switching after every change of possession? That seems a little ridiculous. Wouldn’t it have been easier to just take 5 yards out of the middle of the field. Sure, that leaves you with a 95-yard field, but then at least you’d avoid the situation of players picking their teeth out of the ivy.

Of course, the internet has been loving this development.